mariabackup target-dir option ignored with partial backup

[dadcoachengineer]

When running this backup command, backup files go to target dir no problem.

mariabackup --backup --target-dir=/backups/current --user=mariabackup --password=XXXXX

When running this backup command excluding a table, backup files go to /xtrabackup_backupfiles ignoring the target-dir option.

mariabackup --backup --tables-exclude=states -target-dir=/backups/current --user=mariabackup --password=XXXXX

[grooverdan]

Did you intentionally misses a - before -target-dir in the partial case? It should be --target-dir list your first command.

[dadcoachengineer]

Thank you @grooverdan

Sorry I missed that :smh